Guilt. When You Are A Parent, You Feel Guilty It’s just how it is. Regardless of what the issue is, you hovered over your kids, you worked too hard, you regret using child care, or you were too permissive, the fact is, because you are thinking about it means you ARE A great parent. What matters…
Most People Approach Summer Activities With Some Sort Of Planning To Keep Their Young Children Safe Amidst All Of The Warm Weather Activities Sadly, even with the proper plans and preparations, accidents do happen and not only to kids. Have you planned for what will happen if to your children if you are the one…
When you find yourself newly-single again, there are so many emotions and concerns to consider. Your financial health could be flung into your face or if it hasn’t been, you could be thinking of many other things instead. Here are five ways to assure your finances are protected. Complete Your Financial Plan If you are…
When A Kid Turns 18, He Or She Is Thinking About College, Boyfriends Or Girlfriends, Music & Fun The new ADULT is NOT thinking about an estate plan and you probably aren’t thinking of one for him or her either. But you should be. Let’s dial it back to the the things that could go…
Heading On Your Trip Of A Lifetime? Add Completing Your Estate Plan To Your Packing List Americans are traveling more and more as the world shrinks. With online booking as the mainstay, we all have the power to take care of our arrangements from our living room. As you plan your vacation, you think about…
For Thousands Of Years, Burial Of Our Dead Has Occurred In The Ground Most of those burials have been green meaning no harmful chemicals were used on the bodies being buried. Embalming which is one of the most harmful practices to our earth did not even begin until the Civil War. Back then, soldiers’ bodies…
The Difference Between Will-Based Plan VS A Trust-Based Plan This question arises frequently: what IS the difference between a Will-based plan and a Trust-based plan so you can make an educated decision for the family about what is best for all. A Will-based plan is an estate plan that does not include a Living Trust…
From San Diego to NYC, from our own home in Phoenix to Florida, many, many people are homeless, indigent and broke. You can see them line up at shelters, near the beach and in parks begging, pushing carts and sleeping in public. Sadly, they are throw-away people. What Happens When The Homeless Are Dying In…
When It Comes To Retirement Advice Our Parents Are The Ones To Ask When we talk about retirement, most of us are still thinking about our parents’ retirement and how they did – or did not – plan properly for it. It’s no big stretch to think that our retirement will differ significantly from that…
Matters Of Death & Incapacitation Are Hardly Lively Topics For The Thanksgiving Dinner Table Yet, while it can be uncomfortable to talk about estate planning matters with family, it does affect everyone. Open, honest discussions can truly help and are an important element of getting things in order. No one recommends this discussion happen at…